During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ...

In 1941, two UC Berkeley graduate students recorded 31 species living in a mussel bed on Dillon Beach. In 2019, PhD candidate ...

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In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

« Bay Nature Talk: An Interview with Amy Tan—Wild Birds and Backyard Journals Guided Tours at Armstrong Redwoods » ...

It’s a cool February morning in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Coastal Range. The air smells fresh and mulchy thanks to the recent rain. As you meander down the trail, a persistent tapping sound drifts ...

Grass Pulling = “I threaten you!” Silent Squat = “I am actively ignoring you.” Choking = “We want this place.” Head Toss = “Regurgitate food for me.” Welcome to western gull (Larus occidentalis) speak ...

At midday, the surface of the Cosumnes River mirrors a bluebird sky. The oak forest hoods the water on either side. Though it’s quiet, life is in motion: a belted kingfisher flashes past in search of ...

An era sunsets Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) were driven nearly to extinction, then reintroduced to Point Reyes by the National Park Service in 1978. The largest herd, fenced in to protect ...

« Surviving the Wild” theme announced for Jack London State Historic Park’s 10th Annual Young Writers Contest Surviving the Wild” theme announced for Jack London State Historic Park’s 10th Annual ...